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Toronto International Film Festival 2024.

Our coverage of Toronto International Film Festival 2024.

Two women sit facing each other on yellow sofas in a dark room with a colorful Mondrian-style stained glass window behind them.

The Assessment is a watercolour

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Three people in winter coats standing on a snow-covered field, looking up at the sky, with bare trees and sunset behind them.

Do you remember what it felt like having a crush at 12 ?

Celeste Kassautzki 9 Sep 2024

Two people laughing while walking through a park holding coffee cups, both wearing brown jackets on an overcast day.

We Live in (Constellations) Time

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Woman with short brown hair and closed eyes tilting her head back with mouth open, wearing a light blue shirt, outdoors.

Lean in to ‘The Listeners’

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Woman in green top running down a tree-lined street at night, surrounded by several dogs including a golden retriever and beagle.

Nightbitch: Feral Motherhood

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Close-up of a bald man aiming a rifle with a scope, one eye looking through the sight, outdoors with blurred green background.

Men Of War: Required Reading

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Two people standing by a window with city buildings reflected in the glass, one wearing a teal scarf, the other in a green patterned jacket.

The Room Next Door; Almodóvar’s first English Feature

Umnia El-Neil 7 Sep 2024

Person wearing a smooth white featureless mask covering their entire face, with two small dark slits near the nose area.

Sad Jokes refuses the sinking feeling

Umnia El-Neil 7 Sep 2024

Group of about 18 people standing together on a French village street, one wearing a tricolor mayoral sash, cars parked behind.

Meet the Barbarians

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Person in a car wearing a rhinestone-encrusted helmet headpiece, dark round sunglasses, dark lipstick, and black satin top.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Young woman drawing on a digital tablet while a man rests his chin on his arms beside her, warmly lit creative workspace.

Daniela Forever: Nostalgia in 4K.

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Two people in light jackets face a man in a suit at a social gathering with a red wall backdrop and other guests behind them.

Oh, Canada: Time is Tricky

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024